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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No job is beneath you.

My young adult son is twenty-six years old and has just finished his MBA at University of Chicago Booth school of business.  From the age of thirteen until eighteen, he worked at a country club to clean up golf carts, golf clubs, pick up trash on tennis courts, etc...  He also played jr. golf at that time.  Working at a country club allowed him to practice at the driving range and improved his golf game.  That opportunity only opens up connections later on.  He went to a D3 school and played golf there.  He received a job after college from one of the connections he made at the country club.  When he applied for MBA school, one of the members of the club was a sustaining donnor to the University of Chicago, and he called the school on my son's behalf.  He got a job offered by another member of the club upon receiving his MBA degree.  It is not what you know but who you know (or who knows you).  [/quote]

Yes rich people helping other rich people out. That usually is the case [/quote]

Wrong.  Kids with rich parents do not work at country clubs doing menial work.  Rich people don't help anyone unless they bring something to the table.  This kid played junior golf, and he was probably good.  That's the reason they wanted to help him.[/quote]

I wrote a post earlier that my husband worked as a caddie at the country club his family belonged to.   He was also on the swim team and the jr golf team.

If the poster you’re talking about was a caddie the members would get to know him.  If he just cleaned up it’s doubtful.

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As previously mentioned, unless you bring something to the table, rich people will not help you.  If you play varsity or college golf, the answer would be yes, even if you clean up the golf clubs at the country club.  Rich people love to hang out with talented people because they always want to improve their handicap scores.  If you're there to clean up, highly likely no.[/quote]

He didn’t play at the club!  Because he worked there they allowed him to use the driving range.  That’s it.  He probably had a great personality and got to know a lot of the senior club members.  They like him, he had the grades, and golf ability, he asked them for references, they gave them to him.  I’m just guessing but if this were true it says more positive things about the student than just playing golf.

What a ridiculous statement to make describing all people as one based on income level.   Not true. [/quote]

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